Archdiocese selling land to pay survivors of Mount Cashel abuse
July 27, 2021 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Roman Catholic archdiocese in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city is selling properties to pay survivors of abuse at the former Mount Cashel orphanage. Archbishop of St. John’s Peter Hundt said in a news release Sunday…
Former Canadian Hockey League players detail allegations of abuse, hazing
December 11, 2020 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Fourteen former Canadian Hockey League players have submitted affidavits detailing alleged abuse and hazing in a class-action lawsuit filed by two other ex-players. Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo and Garrett Taylor, who played in the Western Hockey League…
Why Aviva Canada does not have to defend this sexual abuse lawsuit
June 18, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAviva Insurance Company of Canada has won an appeal in a coverage dispute arising from a teenaged kickboxer who is suing her gym after being sexually abused by an employee. The kickboxer was 14 years old on May 1, 2017…
Trial begins for class action alleging abuse at defunct Ontario boarding school
September 17, 2019 Nicole Thompson - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – The late headmasters of a Christian boarding school controlled every aspect of children’s lives in order to break their spirits, a lawyer representing former students suing the defunct institution told a Toronto court on Monday. The school made…